Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
by Stereolab
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Stereolab bestography
Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements is ranked 3rd best out of 28 albums by Stereolab on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Stereolab is Emperor Tomato Ketchup which is ranked number 976 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,784.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1993 | 30/35 | 1 |
| 2026 | Rikuff | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 62/100 | 39 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 72 Music Albums of 1993 | 62/72 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1993 | 27/78 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 25 Music Albums of 1993 | 5/25 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  AfterHours | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 89/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Shoegaze HW List | 49/70 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 201 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,216 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/22/2026 00:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 21:29 | sweetness | 1,127 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 05:42 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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neilgee 08/29/2026 22:11 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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This is the best of the three masterpieces produced by the band. At the forefront of their sound, were the dream-like naieve vocals of Laetitia Sadier that overlayed unpredictable electronic rhythms and beautifully subtle arrangements. The voice acted as a kid of surreal instrument which blended and juxtasaposed a series of hypnotic and acid instrumental scores that nodded firmly in the direction of 1960s lounge.
With the release of TNBWA, the band had created a distinctive and original musical language that transcended the Neu and Velvet Underground influences of their initial period.
Their sound on TNBWA was both accomplished and innovative as it was austere. They successfully managed to blend classical elements with an approach that veered towards easy-listening.
Stereolab were not just one of the most original bands of the 1990s but of all time, and their sound will likely provide the inspiration for successive generations of musicians. (Edited)
CellarDoor TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/21/2010 20:21 | #17128 | TOP COMMENT
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Sounds like an hour long variation on "Sister Ray" with some cool motorik beats. (Edited)
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/10/2015 19:26 | #136519 | TOP COMMENT
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Should have bought this after getting the Jenny ondioline ep which I bought after seeing them do French disko on the word. Played that to death. I'm sure it would have been one of my faves of the decade. Finally heard it and it's marvelous. (Edited)
Very clearly influenced by TVU&N and krautrock, but executed very well, maintains similar level of quality throughout the whole album. (Edited)
ButterThumbz TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/11/2014 15:44 | #111527 | TOP COMMENT
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Wonderfully innovative distorted indie lounge pop noise. (Edited)
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